Simsbury Gymnasts Raise Money for Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted by gtccoaches, Community Contributor

The GTC girls' team raised a total of $6,163 in donations to the Unite for HER foundation which aims to make a positive difference in the lives of women and girls by supporting breast cancer awareness and wellness programs.

The GTC girls' team raised a total of $6,163 in donations to the Unite for HER foundation which aims to make a positive difference in the lives of women and girls by supporting breast cancer awareness and wellness programs. (Posted by gtccoaches, Community Contributor)

Community Contributor gtccoaches

"Work hard"," give your best effort", "push yourself" all phrases the gymnasts at The Gymnastics Training Center of Simsbury know all too well when relating to their training and performance. But these inspirational phrases were used in the gym for a different purpose. A purpose to unite each other to: "work hard for what you believe in", give your best effort to raise awareness", "push yourself to do what you can to help others in need"

The gymnasts did just that. Over the last 5 months they have been on a campaign to help support the Unite for HER foundation which aims to Educate Empower and Restore by making a positive difference in the lives of women and girls by supporting breast cancer awareness and wellness programs.

The last weekend in February, the girl's competitive teams from the Gymnastics Training Center will be packing up and traveling to Philadelphia, PA to compete alongside the nations best gymnasts at the 2015 Pink Invitational. The "Pink Invite" is a national gymnastics competition consisting of thousands of gymnasts who's clubs raise and donate money to compete. The GTC girls will be competing in the Above & Beyond Team category where any team competing needed to have raised $500 or more for entry. Last year the competition brought in more than $130,000 of which was given to the Unite for HER foundation and distributed to various breast cancer treatment and education programs. GTC's coaching couple Jay and Abby Ross challenged their athletes in creative manors such as "The Cartwheel-A-Thon" and "Penny Wars" to raise funds to bring to the competition. Over all they will be heading down to Philadelphia with over $6,000! The coaches are proud the team was able to band together to bring in such a remarkable donation.

The team heads down to Philadelphia on February 27th. Wish them luck on our Facebook or Twitter pages! (@GTCSimsbury)

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